teresa
A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth centuryA type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
» When she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
Examples
28 sentencesWhen she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
deMutter Teresa war eine katholische Nonne, die in Kalkutta in Indien lebte und arbeitete.
Mother Teresa began her work by looking around to see what was needed.
Teresa has got used to the noise of living in a city-centre flat.
Тереза звикла до гаміру життя у квартирі у центрі міста.
deTeresa hat sich an den Lärm, den eine Innenstadtwohnung mit sich bringt, gewöhnt.
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
Мати Тереза отримала Нобелівську премію.
ruМатери Терезе была присуждена Нобелевская премия.
deMutter Teresa erhielt den Nobelpreis.
Origin
Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).
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Forms
plural: teresasSynonyms
4 synonyms- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997):Mother TeresaTheresaMother TheresaAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu